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Nick Kyrgios produced a serve-and-volley masterclass to topple world number one Daniil Medvedev 6-7 2 6-4 6-2 for his eighth straight win on a day of upsets at the Canadian Open in Montreal on Wednesday. Montreal, QC, Canada; N stanley cup website ick Kyrgios AUS hits a backhand against Daniil Medvedev not pictured in second round play at IGA Stadium stanley cup canada . USA TODAY Sports It appeared that top-seeded Russian Medvedev had all the momentum when he eased through the first set tiebreaker and the temperamental Kyrgios smashed a ball into the stratosphere in frustration. But the Australian regrouped and broke Medvedev s serv stanley cup e to begin the second set and served his way out of trouble in the following game for a 2-0 lead that he would not relinquish. The match s pivotal moment came in the fourth game of the third set when Kyrgios raced from corner to corner to deliver a backhand that the Medvedev could not handle, putting Kyrgios up a service break that sent the sunsoaked fans to their feet. Kyrgios, who won 82% of his first serves, held at love in the final game to seal a place in the last 16. I knew he was feeling confident so I had to come out there with a game style that wasn t going to give him too much rhythm, Kyrgios told reporters. I served and volleyed pretty much every point. In other matches, Britain s Dan Evans stunned fifth seed Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-4 while the day kicked off with another upset as American Tommy Paul rallied to beat Spanish second seed Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 4 7 Ysui Horse racing industry welcomes move to look into GST issues
Early on, South Africa skipper Graeme Smith edged one to R Ashwin at first slip, only for see him drop it. The chance, albeit a tough one, denied a revived Zaheer Khan the opportunity to add to his collection of Smith dismissals.It was difficult to guess what the 35-year-old paceman, probably making his final India comeback, was thinking. Whatever it might have been, it was certainly not about breaking down again on a tour opener. The scene was repeated just before close when Mohammad Shami got a settled Faf du Plessis to nick one to second slip, but Rohit Sharma spilled it. Annoyed, Shami got on with his bowling. That reaction and many more from Ishant Sharma were symbolic of the determination of an attack, comprising three pacers, which made the most of a wicket that never allowed the batsmen to settle down. There were close shaves, edges flew off the ba stanley flasche t, but what exemplified stanley mug the effort was how many times the Indians beat the bat immediately after the batsmen had middled the ball.Onus on batsmenSkipper MS Dhonis biggest worry was his bowling attack, and he mentioned it clearly a day before the Test. But while his batting order, with seven batsmen including him, collapsed meekly despite a Virat Kohli century, his limited bowling attack deliver stanley mug ed by using reverse swing as the chief weapon to rock a settled hosts boat and keep India in the game. Smith met Zaheers deliveries well outside the off-stump and it ensured that whenever he was rapped on the pads, he survived the appe |
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